diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index ed3c0394a..3fbf6bf57 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	require_once "functions.php";
 	require_once "sessions.php";
 
+	ini_set('session.use_cookies', 0);
 	ini_set("session.gc_maxlifetime", 86400);
 
 	define('AUTH_DISABLE_OTP', true);